Plant-protector.



W. H. RAGAN.

PLANT PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1910.

Patented A r. 30, 1912.

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; UNITED strATEs PATENT OFFICE. I

WILLIAM H. RA G-AN, OF SEOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

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To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. RAGAN, ofSiloam Springs, in the 'county of Benton and in 1;] e State of Arkansas,have invented new and useful Improvement in. Plant-Protectors, and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

a. certal My invention relates to devices for protecting plants from theharmful effects of the sun and frost, and my object is to provide such aevice, which while perfectly servin pensive in cost and easily,yetsecurely, set in place, and to these ends my invention consists of aplant protector constructed substantially as lhereinafter specified andclaimed. 1

In the accompanying drawing the figure is a perspective view of aplantprotector constructed in accordance with my invention.

In the embodiment of my invention illust-ratedin the drawing, myprotector is composed of a conical frame 10 having a plurality of legs11 for thrusting in the earth, and a hollow cone 12, preferably of paperor some other light equivalent material adapted to inclose or cover theplant to be protected, so as to exclude the harmful effects of sunorfrost.

wire and consists of a series of circular members 13, griaduallyincreasing in diameter from the top of the frame downward, and asuitable number or plurality of vertically. extending wires. 14 to whichthe rings are joined at the points of crossing or intersection. Thecircular members may be separately formed. or as illustrated in thedrawing they mavfbe the coils of a spiral, so that all the circularmembers are formed of a. single continuous piece of wire. and at thepoints of intersection of the circular members and said wirestheconnect-ion may be made by soldering. or by loops, or in anyothermanner desired. The legs 11,are each preferably ,/a part of orintegral with a side wire. and as shown, each is formed by coiling ortwisting the wire upon itself, the free for the cone.

the purpose intended will be inex-.

purpose of strengthening or stifiening the leg so that it may be readilythrust into the earth, and providing an excellent support The cone maybe formed of a paper blank which is rolled into shape and thrust orinsertediin the frame 10 from the bottom, until the-larger end ofthecone passes lnto engagement with, the clips, and the natural tendency ofthe paper to expand.

will be sufficient to preserve the shape of the cone and retain the coneinthe frame by the pressure. of y the outer sides of the cone againstthe frame. ,Of course if desired overlapping portions of the cone may begummed together or otherwise united.

The conical form of myprotector is important, not only for the reasonjust indicated, inthat it facilitates the placing of the paper conewithin the frame and utilizes the expansive tendency of the paper coneto .hold the latter in the frame, but it is also of importance in theshipment or storage of the device, because they can be nested to'-gether. By twisting and thus contracting the cone it can easily beremoved from the clips and taken out of the frame.

In'the'use of my protector the prong form legs are thrust into the earthover the plant to be'protected until the bottom of the cone touches oris sufficiently close to the earth.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is r A plant protectorcomprising a frame composed of a series of circular members having acommon axis and graduated in diameter and side Wires .joined thereto,the

Specification of LettersI'atent. Patented Apr. 30, 1912. Applicationfiled July 6, 1910. Serial No. 570,669. w

side wires being twisted to form legs and material within the framewith. one end engaged by said clips and the other end protruding abovethe frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.-

WILLIAM H. RAGAN. Witnesses I JNo. M. Ammnws, F. A. DAVEY.

